Health Tip: Kids Need to Behave Around Dogs (MedicineNet.com)
Title: Health Tip: Kids Need to Behave Around Dogs Category: Health News Created: 6/21/2006 1:57:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 6/21/2006 1:57:11 AM

Bush dogs have the last bark (Daily Liberal)
Country dogs are friendlier and happier than city dogs, a study has found. Dr Jacqui Ley, a veterinary behaviourist at Monash University, said preliminary results showed dogs living in the country are more amicable and friendly towards both other dogs and people.

Police dogs search for gangs’ outdoor gun stashes (Worcester Telegram & Gazette)
NEW BEDFORD - Specially trained dogs yesterday sniffed around public parks, including near a street corner where four people have been fatally shot, for what authorities call “community guns” - weapons used by gang members and stored outside for easy access.

Attorney General sues Pembroke Pines pet shop for ‘deceptive’ sales of dogs (Sun-Sentinel)
A Pembroke Pines pet shop engaged in “deceptive and unfair trade practices” and should be barred from selling dogs in Florida, Florida Attorney General Charlie Crist said in a lawsuit filed Wednesday.

Posties hot under the collar over dogs (The Comet)
A DOG owner is barking mad after a post office refused to deliver his letters until he agreed to keep his dogs behind closed doors.

Sea Dogs beat Connecticut 7-3 (OurSports Central)
Chris Smith (8-3) worked six strong innings and Tyler Minges (3-for-5) knocked in four runs, leading the Sea Dogs past the Connecticut Defenders, 7-3 on Wednesday night at Hadlock Field.

New Zealand Exempts Farm Dogs From Plan to Insert Microchips (Bloomberg.com)
June 22 (Bloomberg) — New Zealand’s government exempted farm dogs from a plan to implant microchips to curb attacks by dangerous animals and build a national register.